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The Campus Closure Divide
A growing number of colleges and universities close or cancel in-person classes while others keep running as usual. Why are institutions responding differently?
Go Home? For Some Students It's Not Easy
Student advocates say coronavirus-related directives to move off campus threaten to reinforce existing inequalities and put disproportionate burdens on low-income and international students, among others.
GOP-Led Senate Joins House in Rebuking DeVos on Loan Forgiveness
Ten Senate Republicans joined Democrats in backing a resolution opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's borrower-defense rule, following a similar measure passed by the House.
Colleges Ask Students to Leave Campuses
A roundup of how the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on higher education.
Planning for Coronavirus With Fewer Resources
As elite institutions close campuses or switch to online courses, regional and community colleges are planning for the worst. How will they fare?
Colleges Move Online Amid Virus Fears
Several West Coast universities have moved instruction to remote learning. Faculty are now left to figure out what that means for students.
Campuses Close Due to Virus
Colleges shift classes online, more conferences are canceled and basketball games are played in empty stadiums. A roundup of the latest COVID-19 developments in higher ed.
Federal Agencies, Health Association Help Colleges Plan Ahead
New guidance on COVID-19 from the CDC, the American College Health Association and the Department of Education can help colleges prepare for possible cases.